Phytogeographical and community similarities of alpine tundras of Changbaishan Summit, China, and Indian Peaks, USA

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 869-882

  Qian, Hong ^a   White, Peter S ^b   Klinka, Karel ^a   Chourmouzis, Christine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alpine vegetation; Asian North American comparisons; Bering land bridge; Phytogeography

Indexed keywords

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; PHYTOGEOGRAPHY; PLANT COMMUNITY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TUNDRA;

CHANGBAISHAN MOUNTAINS; CHINA; COLORADO; INDIAN PEAKS; JILIN PROVINCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033380028     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3237312     Document Type: Conference Paper

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